You Send Me by Jeannie Moon

Author:Jeannie Moon [Moon, Jeannie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9781948342933
Publisher: The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Her classroom was exactly how she left it, except for one little thing. There were twenty-two pictures taped to the whiteboard behind her desk—one from each of her students, welcoming her back to school.

Jordan had never been so happy to get up in the dark as she had been that morning. Not only had she missed her kids, but she felt well enough to go to work. That was a huge improvement from the soul-sucking tiredness she’d been feeling for almost two weeks.

How she would be by that afternoon was anyone’s guess, but she was anxious to get back to her work.

Jordan was a born teacher. She knew the very first time she went to school with her parents to help set up their classrooms for the school year that she would be a teacher someday. And no matter how many people—from guidance counselors, to advisors to friends—had tried to wave her off, Jordan knew it was the only place she wanted to be.

Teaching was in her family. Her parents, her grandparents, had all been teachers. Jordan never thought twice about her career choice.

“Yay! You’re back!” Jordan barely had time to turn around when she was tackle hugged by her good friend Shannon O’Neill. Shannon was a social worker in the school, and she and Jordan had started together. They were the same age, both single, and both cynical about men.

“I’m glad to be back. It was pure hell. Between the storm and being so sick, I feel like I lost two weeks. At one point, I slept twenty-two hours straight.”

“Wow!” Shannon walked with Jordan to her desk. “I did hear you had your handsome doctor to care for you, though.”

Dr. Rinaldi was gaining quite the reputation. More than a few people had heard about the way he’d come to her rescue. No doubt, Lina liked to brag about her grandson. “He was great.”

“Uh huh. How great? Like you’re in love with him and you’re going to marry him?”

“You heard?”

“Yes, but I should have heard it from you.” Suddenly, her friend looked a little hurt. “I’ve known you for eight years, Jordan. You don’t do things on a whim. What’s been going on and why didn’t you tell me?”

“It was very spur of the moment.”

Grabbing her left hand, Shannon held it up. “This ring looks like the real thing, though. It’s gorgeous.”

A diamond ring would give that impression.

As many times as Jordan thought about taking it off, she hesitated, loving how it made her feel connected to something for the first time in her life. She and her dad had always had a strong love for the town, but they lived on the fringes. Not being as involved as some families, and not being as wealthy as others. Her father never thought much about it, but Jordan did.

“This ring is a family heirloom.”

“It’s beautiful.” Shannon was hurt. Jordan could hear it in her voice. This was how lies could hurt people. “I guess we’ll talk later.”

Just then, she heard the sound of little voices and charging footsteps.

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